WKAO (91.1
FM) is a
Christian Adult Contemporary
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–
formatted radio station
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licensed
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in
Ashland,
Kentucky
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,
United States
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, and serving the greater
Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area
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. The station is owned by Positive Alternative Radio and maintains
studios
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Types Art
The studio o ...
on Lester Lane in
Cannonsburg, Kentucky
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.
WKAO's
transmitter facilities are located next to Rotary Park in eastern
Huntington, West Virginia
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. WKAO and the ''Walk FM'' franchise are relayed across four full-power FM stations, one FM translator, and one
AM station.
References
External links
WKAO's website*
KAO
Ashland, Kentucky
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